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Asperberger's diagnosis criteria?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 14039" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>The developmental pediatrician that first evaluated my difficult child included in his report an account of difficult child's autistic traits as well as the scores on the diagnostic tests that showed he didn't meet the criteria. But he also made it clear that his issues leaned in the direction of Autism. A diagnostician who understands Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s will recognize kids who are on the fence diagnostically and will communicate this to the schools in a way they will likely qualify for services. Ours went so far as to say if we had trouble with the school getting needed services, he'd adjust the diagnosis to the generic Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified since there was sufficient evidence. </p><p></p><p>If the diagnosis is questionable, then I don't think a neurologist is the best specialist to visit unless you've heard they are skilled in the area of pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) evaluation. Also, your psychiatric shouldn't be the one making the call whether you schedule with another specialist--that's often equivalent to them admitting that they don't know what's going on/can't handle it and a lot of specialists won't do that. You're the parent, if you feel there is reason to further pursue an evaluation, then take the steps to do so either directly or through your pediatrician.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 14039, member: 701"] The developmental pediatrician that first evaluated my difficult child included in his report an account of difficult child's autistic traits as well as the scores on the diagnostic tests that showed he didn't meet the criteria. But he also made it clear that his issues leaned in the direction of Autism. A diagnostician who understands Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s will recognize kids who are on the fence diagnostically and will communicate this to the schools in a way they will likely qualify for services. Ours went so far as to say if we had trouble with the school getting needed services, he'd adjust the diagnosis to the generic Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified since there was sufficient evidence. If the diagnosis is questionable, then I don't think a neurologist is the best specialist to visit unless you've heard they are skilled in the area of pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) evaluation. Also, your psychiatric shouldn't be the one making the call whether you schedule with another specialist--that's often equivalent to them admitting that they don't know what's going on/can't handle it and a lot of specialists won't do that. You're the parent, if you feel there is reason to further pursue an evaluation, then take the steps to do so either directly or through your pediatrician. [/QUOTE]
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